soldier, marking the 2,000th u.s. troop death in the 11-year-old conflict. the u.s. supreme court back in session, starting a new term with a number of controversial cases awaiting the justices. one of the term's most anticipated cases -- a fight over the affirmative action program at the university of texas. for "teen kids news," i'm julie banderas, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> could you describe the flag that flies over your state capitol? maybe it's this one. the first thing you notice about wyoming's state flag is that big critter in the middle. don't call it a buffalo -- it's a bison. >> the bison was important out in the wild west, as we all know, but in particular, in wyoming. it was verna keays who designed the flag, and she thought it was a great symbol of branding, which cattle ranchers all used to keep track of their animals, but, also, the bison was known as the monarch of the plains, and she thought that was a great symbol for her state. >> name "wyoming" comes from a native american word for "great plain." today it would be considered politic